Tupper 4pm seminar
Tuesday, July 7, 4pm seminar speaker will be Henry Hooghiemstra, University of Amsterdam
Evolution of high tropical Andean endemic floras
BDG meeting
The Behavior Discussion Group will meet on Tuesday, July 7, at 2pm in the Large Meeting Room, with J. Patrick Kelley, University of
California, Davis
Physiological, behavior, and demographic correlates of age-specific predation risk in Neotropical birds
Paleo-talk
Wednesday, July 8, Paleo-talk speaker will be Ethan
Grossman, Texas A&M University, 4pm, CTPA Conference Room Evolution of Cenozoic climate and ocean
chemistry recorded in the chemical and isotopic composition of mollusk shells
Monthly talk
Wednesday, July 8, monthly talk speaker will be D. Ross Robertson, STRI. Tupper Auditorium, 6pm.
Un sistema de información en línea para peces del Pacífico Oriental Tropical
Bambi seminar
Thursday, July 9, Bambi seminar speaker will be Carrie Woods, McGill University Seeing the forest for the epiphytes: Diversity and composition of epiphytes along a chronosequence in Panama
STRI news
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panamá www.stri.org July 3, 2009
Garwood: New book of BCI seedlings
Nancy C. Garwood, adjunct professor of Plant Biology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale—for many years a visiting scientist and research associate at STRI, published the book Seedlings of Barro Colorado Island and the Neotropics (2009) with illustrations by Margaret Tebbs and a
foreword by former STRI staff scientist Robin B. Foster. The book was published by Cornell University Press in association with the Natural History Museum, London.
In Foster’s words,
“Few field guides exist to the plants of the American tropics. Guides to the juvenile stages of plants are rare for any part of the world. A guide to identification of tropical seedlings, from trees to herbs, is something to be
treasured. Nancy Garwood's lifelong devotion to the study of the ecology and taxonomy of seedlings, combined with Margaret Tebbs's superb illustrations, has given us this first comprehensive guide to juvenile plants in the American tropics.”
Seedlings are the future of forest communities.
Knowledge of seedling ecology is essential for understanding the local abundance,
distribution, and dynamics of individual species and plant populations, for deciphering the mechanisms responsible for the high species diversity in tropical forests, and for developing sound management and conservation plans for tropical forests. In this monumental work of botany, Nancy C.
Garwood provides the first comprehensive guide to
seedlings in the
American tropics, using Barro Colorado Island in Panama as an
emblematic locale. More than two decades in the making, this guide is the essential work on
Neotropical seedlings.
According to Garwood, “The first and most obvious goal of Seedlings of Barro Colorado Island and the Neotropics is to enable people to identity seedlings growing in tropical forests on and around... BCI. I hope it will be a worthy companion to
Thomas B. Croat´s outstanding Flora of Barro Colorado Island (1978) and stimulate further ecological research on BCI.”
Seedlings of Barro Colorado Island and the Neotropics sells for $99.95 at Cornell University Press; 512 East State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850; 607-277-2338 (phone) 607-277-2374 (fax).
Amazon.com is selling some books for $79.86. You may read some pages of the book at Amazon.com. The STRI bookstore will also sell the book.
Nancy C. Garwood, profesora adjunta de Biología de Plantas en Southern Illinois University en Carbondale, por muchos años académica visitante e investigadora asociada a STRI, publicó el libro Seedlings of Barro Colorado Island and the Neotropics (2009) [Plantones de la Isla de Barro Colorado y los
Neotrópicos] con ilustraciones Nancy C. Garwood, Yasuní
de Margaret Tebbs y prólogo de Robin B. Foster, ex- científico de STRI. El libro fue publicado por Cornell
University Press en conjunto con el Museo de Historia Natural de Londres.
En palabras de Foster “Hay pocas guías de campo para las plantas de los trópicos americanos. Las guías de los estadíos juveniles de las plantas son raros en cualquier parte del mundo. Una guía para la identificación de plantones tropicales, desde árboles hasta hierbas, es un tesoro. La devoción de toda una vida de Nancy Garwood para el estudio de la ecología y taxonomía de los plantones, combinada con las fabulosas ilustraciones de Margaret Tebbs nos ofrece esta primera guía comprehensiva de plantas juveniles en los trópicos de América.”
Los plantones son el futuro de las comunidades de los
bosques. El conocimiento de la ecología de los plantones es esencial para el conocimiento
de la abundancia local, distribución y dinámica de especies individuales y poblaciones de plantas para descifrar los mecanismos responsables de la gran diversidad de especies en los bosques tropicales, y para el desarrollo de planes
competentes para el manejo y conservación de los bosques tropicales.
De acuerdo a Garwood, “El objetivo más importante y obvio de Seedlings of Barro Colorado Island and the Neotropics es ofrecer la posibilidad de identificar los plantones que crecen en los bosques tropicales en y los alrededores... de BCI.
Espero que sea un compañero digno del magnífico libro de Thomas B. Croat Flora of Barro Colorado Island (1978) y que estimule mayores investiga- ciones ecológicas en BCI.”
Seedlings of Barro Colorado Island and the Neotropics está a la venta por $99.95 en Cornell
University Press; 512 East State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850; tel.
607-277-2338; fax 607-277-2374
Aegiphyla memboscu Amazon.com está vendiendo algunas copias por $79.86.
Algunas páginas del libro se pueden leer en Amazon.com.
Pronto estará a la venta en la Librería Corotú de STRI.
New resident at Galeta
In 2005, Stanley Heckadon- Moreno and the Galeta staff organized a seminar for taxi drivers in Colón as part of their local outreach program.
Among the participants was Alcides Saladino, who, on Monday, June 29 recovered a young green turtle from the hands of children playing with the tiny animal in the
neighborhood of Mount Hope (Arco Iris). Saladino stopped his taxi and described Galeta to the children, as “a special place where he knew the turtle would grow with care and love.”
The children agreed and entrusted the turtle to Alcides who drove it to Galeta. Of all sea creatures at this STRI facility, sea turtles generate the warmest response from
children. They are wonderful flagship species for the oceans and marine life.
En 2005, Stanley Heckadon-Moreno y el personal de Galeta organizaron un seminario para taxistas de Colón
como parte de su programa de extensión local. Entre estos taxistas estaba Alcides Saladino, quien, el 29 de junio, recuperó una joven tortuga verde de las manos de unos niños que jugaban con la pequeña en el barrio de Mount Hope (Arco Iris). Saladino paró su taxi, y describió Galeta a los niños, como “un lugar especial donde él sabía que la tortuga
podría crecer con cuidados y cariño.
Los niños estuvieron de acuerdo y le confiaron la tortuga a Alcides, quien la llevó a Galeta.
De todas las criaturas marinas en esta estación de STRI, las tortugas marinas son las que más cariño generan en los niños.
Son especies emblemáticas de los océanos y la vida marina.
Arrivals
Wayne Sousa, head researcher, and assistants Connor Dibble, Stephanie Panlasigui, Sierra Flynn, Anand Varma, and Emily Dangremond from the University of California at Berkeley, to continue studies on patterns and mechanisms of canopy tree regeneration in a Caribbean mangrove forest, at Galeta.
Eben Kirksey, University of California, Santa Cruz, to study the tropical forest as a
boundary object, at Tupper.
Kai Tao, predoctoral fellow from Texas A&M University, to study the geology of Panama, at the CTPA, Ancon.
Molly Cummings, University of Texas at Austin, to study
“Poison or passion: warning and attraction in a color polymorphic frog”, on Bocas.
Megan Eckles, University of California, San Diego, to study the food recruitment
communication of stingless bees, on BCI.
Angela Fuentes Pardo,
Universidad del Valle, to study the sequencing of DNA samples, at Naos.
Carlos Becker, Cornell University, to study habitat fragmentation and emerging of disease in the amphibian population decline, at Tupper.
Sibylle Hassler, University of Postdam, Germany, to join the Agua Salud Project:
Hydrologic Studies.
Jorge Lezcano, University of Panama, to conduct a
systematic revision of Passiflora subgenus Decaloba, at Tupper.
Yherson Franchesco Molina Henao, Universidad del Valle, to study the identification of reproductive proteins and their relation to speciation, at Naos.
Join us on July 11! ¡Únanse a nosotros el 11 de julio!
Do you want to help reduce the threat of climate change and restore part of Soberania National Park?
Come join us on Saturday July 11 for a day of tree planting to help address climate change and restore part of one of Panama's flagship National Parks. You are welcome to join us with your family.
We will have transportation from Tupper . To confirm your participation call Jeanette Egger at ext. 8235 or send an e-mail to [email protected] before
July 3, 2009. Cristián Samper
¿Quiere ayudar a contrarrestar la amenaza del cambio climático y restaurar parte del Parque Nacional Soberanía?
Venga con nosotros el sábado, 11 de julio a plantar árboles para ayudar en la lucha contra el cambio climático y a la vez restaurar uno de los parques nacionales emblemáticos de Panamá. Puedes traer a tu familia también.
Habrá transporte desde Tupper.
Para confirmar su participa- ción, llame a Jeanette Egger a la extensión 8235 o envíele un email a [email protected] antes del 3 de julio.
Departures
William F. Laurance to Manaus, Brazil, to attend the annual board meeting of the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, and to lecture at Brazil’s National Institute for Amazonian Research.
New publications
Briceno L., R. Daniel and Eberhard, William G. 2009.
"Experimental modifications imply a stimulatory function for male tsetse fly genitalia, supporting cryptic female choice theory." Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(7):
1516-1525.
Diaz Marrero, Ara R., Porras, Gina, Cueto, Mercedes,
D'Croz, Luis, Lorenzo, Manuel, San-Martin, Aurelio, and Darias, Jose. 2009.
"Leptogorgolide, a biogenetically interesting 1,4-diketo-cembranoid that reinforces the oxidation profile of C-18 as taxonomical marker for octocorals." Tetrahedron 65(31): 6029-6023.
Garwood, Nancy C. 2009.
Seedlings of Barro Colorado Island and the Neotropics. London:
Cornell University Press and Natural History Museum.
Laurance, William F. 2009.
"Changing realities for tropical forest managers." Laurance, William F. 2009. Changing realities for tropical forest managers. ITTO Tropical Forest Update 18(4):6-8.
18(4): 6-8.
Pinchuck, Shirley C. and Hodgson, Alan N. 2009.
"Comparative structure of the lateral pedal defensive glands of three species of Siphonaria (Gastropoda:
Basommatophora)." Journal of Molluscan Studies Online.
New ARAP administrator visits STRI
Diana Araúz, the new administrator for Panama´s Aquatic Resources Authority (ARAP) visited STRI on June 24 with members of her staff.
STRI representatives, including director Eldredge Bermingham and acting deputy director William Wcislo (not in the photo), attended the visit.
Marine biologist Juan Maté, STRI liaison with Panamanian marine authorities, gave a presentation on the role STRI plays in Panama, emphasizing the importance of marine research in the management of marine and coastal resources.
Araúz shared her vision of ARAP during her
administration, as well as ways in which STRI can collaborate with them. She highlighted the role of STRI in the special management zones of Banco Hannibal and Isla Montuosa in the Gulf of
Chiriquí, the Las Perlas Archipelago and the Matumbal Reserve in Bocas del Toro, among others.
The photo shows, from the left:
Maté, Luis D´Croz and Elena Lombardo, STRI, Elsi
Hernández de Rubio, Vladimir Torres, Ernesto Ponce, Diana Araúz, Neri Díaz and Ramón González, from ARAP, and Nélida Gómez, STRI.
Diana Araúz, nueva
administradora de la Autoridad de los Recursos Acuáticos de Panamá (ARAP) visitó STRI el miércoles 24 de junio con miembros de su personal.
Representantes de STRI, incluyendo al director Eldredge Bermigham y el subdirector encargado William Wcislo (no aparecen en la foto), partici- paron en atendieron la visita.
El biólogo marino Juan L. Maté, enlace de STRI con las
autoridades marinas panameñas, hizo una presentación sobre el papel que juega STRI en Panamá, enfatizando la importancia de las
investigaciones científicas en el manejo de los recursos marinos y costeros.
Araúz compartió su visión de ARAP durante su
administración y cómo STRI puede colaborar con ellos.
Igualmente resaltó el papel de STRI en las zonas de manejo especial de Banco Hannibal e Isla Montuosa en el Golfo de Chiriquí, el Archipiélago de las Perlas y la Reserva de Matumbal en Bocas del Toro, entre otras.
La foto muestra, desde la izquierda a Maté, Luis D´Croz, y Elena Lombardo, de STRI, Elsi Hernández de Rubio, Vladimir Torres, Ernesto Ponce, Diana Araúz, Neri Díaz y Ramón González, de ARAP, y Nélida Gómez, de STRI.